*Korf was the legendary track and field coach at
Saginaw High School for 20 years.
*His teams won seven Class A state championships
in that span, including an unprecedented four in a row from 1946-49.
*He died in September of 1969.
*One year later, thanks to the efforts of Claude
Marsh, Larry Laeding, Ken Gray and Bob Parson, the Herb Korf Track and
Field meet was started, with all proceeds going to the Herb Korf Scholarship
Fund.
*Ken McKinnon of Saginaw High was the first Korf
Meet Most Valuable Athlete.
*Ironically, his father, K.D. McKinnon, was the
first state champion in a long line of many coached by Korf, who also
coached football for 15 years at Saginaw High |